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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI welcome the Bill before us today. It contains a multitude of crucial measures to tackle issues from non-consensual intimate images to retail worker assault, child criminal…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningI would obviously love to congratulate Newbury Road Club and the other organisations that are highlighting Cycling UK’s “My ride. Our right” campaign, and that have been very…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningAs a fellow East Anglia MP, I praise Norwich Cycling Campaign for its women’s safety audit. I am sure it is a model that many local areas should follow. In the medium and long…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningI absolutely agree. I firmly support the idea of a social media ban for under-16s, partly because of the huge impact it has on girls and their body image, which obviously affects…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningI beg to move, That this House has considered women’s safety while walking, wheeling, cycling and running. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. Violence…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningI thoroughly agree. Women are often filmed while running, and girls are put off exercise by the way that men create this material, which can go viral. We have seen recently that…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningI absolutely agree, and it is one of the reasons why I took those University of Manchester researchers to meet the Safeguarding Minister. I hope that, given the VAWG strategy is a…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Women’s Safety: Walking, Wheeling, Cycling and RunningI thank all Members who contributed and the Minister for her remarks and ongoing work on this issue, which forms a key part of the Government’s ambition to halve violence against…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI recently visited Community Dental Services in my constituency, which is supporting the roll-out of our very welcome supervised toothbrushing in schools programme. As we know,…22 Jan 2026HANSARDDomestic Abuse-related Deaths: NHS PreventionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for securing this debate on such an important issue. In 2022,…20 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesHaving campaigned for a ban on nudification apps, I hugely welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement today. We have all seen how AI has been used to humiliate and sexualise…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseA happy new year to you and your staff, Mr Speaker. Like many Members across this House, I receive regular alerts from the Environment Agency warning of potential flooding in my…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyI would like to make the House aware of my appointment as the VAWG adviser to the Secretary of State for Health, and it is the commitments made by the Department of Health and…18 Dec 2025HANSARDPornography and Violence against WomenOn the final day of the UN’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, I present a petition on behalf of my Lowestoft constituents on the pornography industry and the…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Domestic Abuse: ChildrenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight West (Mr Quigley) on securing this important debate.…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseEarlier this year, I met representatives of Historic England, local historians and community representatives to address the neglect of the grade 2 listed Crown hotel in my…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls: LondonIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) on securing the debate. I am…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Injury in Service AwardI thank the Backbench Business Committee and the hon. Member for Cheadle (Mr Morrison) for bringing forward the debate. It is certainly long overdue. I also thank former police…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted that next week a new 107 bus will serve residents in the Gunton area of Lowestoft, following representations that I made to First Bus. However, many of my…30 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksI welcome the fact that Dame Lynne Owens will be speaking to the victims of Kebatu to understand the impact on them, but will the Deputy Prime Minister confirm whether the…27 Oct 2025